Oct 29
I wanted to do a different cover for this one, one that was almost entirely cloth. The trouble I always have is how to adhere it. Gluing it tends to eliminate the soft texture, whereas sewing it means loose edges and threads. I comprimised and used fusible seam tape left over from the curtains I …
Oct 23
I made this cover by collaging different colored papers,t hen layering over it with painted paper towel, all adhered together with acrylic medium. After I had a bright background, I printed on it with block printing ink and my favorite swallow linoblock that I’ve been using for just about everything. It doesn’t have end papers, …
Oct 16
This book cover was one of those that seemed like it wasn’t going well up until the point it was finished. Sometimes failure makes for a better outcome, as I keep trying new things, adding more and more until the end result works. The inside of the book is one of my handmade book blanks, …
Oct 13
This book is hand-bound, like my others, approx 3 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches tall, and about 1/2 inch thick. I took a picture of the cover before I attached it to the book blank, to show what the image looked like in full. I started with a piece of beige cotton, then layered photocopies …
Jun 21
I made this for a contest posted on one of Jeff Vandermeer’s blogs. The contest instructions included a youtube video about how to make this. I had to fold it five or six times before I got the hang of it. Each page has a sketch of a crow on it, and the cover says …
